A Side Order Of Bananas (2014)

Starring Kerstin Porter, Jewel Elizabeth and Matt Kaplan.  Written, directed and edited by Mark L. Feinsod.
Screenings
  • Passenger Bar Short Film Competition (Brooklyn, NY: September 15, 2014)
  • The PITFeed Variety Show (New York, NY: May 23, 2014)




The Misfortunes Of A Clown (2014)

Starring Matt Kaplan.  Featuring Kerstin Porter, Patty Buckheit, Gary Levitt, Michelle Antonucci and Denise Ivanoff.  Written by Matt Kaplan.  Directed by Mark L. Feinsod and Matt Kaplan.  Edited by Mark L. Feinsod.  Fortune cookie design by Patty Buckheit.
Screenings
  • The Bad Film Fest (Brooklyn, NY: April 18, 2015)
  • Macabre Faire Film Festival (Hauppague, NY: January 16-18, 2015)
  • SketchFest Seattle Comedy Film Challenge (Seattle, WA: September 20, 2014)




The Bachelorette Party (2014)

"An enjoyable comedic short directed by Mark Feinsod and starring Charla Lauriston and Matt Kaplan."
Number One Fan
by Matt Maul
Basket Of Kisses, April 8, 2014
Starring Matt Kaplan and Charla Lauriston.  Featuring Deirdre Lorenz, Jessica Ritacco and Melissa Cesarano.  Story by Mark L. Feinsod and Matt Kaplan.  Directed by Mark L. Feinsod.  Camera by Mark L. Feinsod and Ron Giameo.  Edited by Phil Casale.  Audio engineering by Gary Levitt.
Screenings
  • Films & Performers Networking Social (New York, NY: February 4, 2015)
  • The Bad Film Fest (Brooklyn, NY: April 12, 2014)
Media Coverage




Beige Ops - Episode 01 (2012)

Starring Jerry Emeka and Garrett Willingham.  Featuring Meredith Hackman, Matt Kaplan and Maximilian Clark.  Written, directed and edited by Mark L. Feinsod.  Based on a story by Mark L. Feinsod and Phil Magbitang. Officer Gruffington Handy based on a character by Maximilian Clark and Meredith Hackman.  Green screen lighting by Maximilian Clark.  Script supervision by Matt Kaplan.
Screenings
  • Music and Film Event Presented by Lili Roquelin (Queens, NY: November 21, 2013)
  • The Set NYC (New York, NY: April 25, 2013)




The Taste Of Coffee (2012)

Starring Phil Magbitang, Gaby Dunn and Phil Casale.  Directed and edited by Mark L. Feinsod.  Featuring music by Night Control.
Screenings
  • Unscripted New York Improvised Theatre & Film Festival (New York, NY: June 2, 2013)
  • The Park Slope Film Festival (Brooklyn, NY: July 7, 2012)




Every Country In The World Vs. The U.S.! (2011)

Voice-Over by Thomas Michael.  Written, directed and edited by Mark L. Feinsod.  Audio engineering by Emerald Catron.




Virginal Young Blondes (2004)

"Mark L. Feinsod's enigmatic and disturbing short film traces the unlikely seduction of an unemployed slacker by an ice queen blonde offering 'private striptease' sessions. This wise story of people who are not what they seem to be achieves more in its 16-minute running time than most feature films could ever dream of achieving."
The Ten Best Unseen Films of 2004
by Phil Hall
Film Threat, December 13, 2004
Starring Andy Waldschmidt and Melissa Silver.  Featuring Luciana Mallozzi, Joshua D. Brinen, Valerie Clift, Bradley Carney, Fernanda Souza, Marie-Line Grinda and Jennifer Vilas Hanks.  Produced, written, directed and camera by Mark L. Feinsod.  Production management, stills photography and production documentary by Jennifer Vilas Hanks.  Production advice by Lee Beckett.  Sound recording, boom operation and post-production audio mixing by L. Taylor Edgar.  Sound recording and boom operation by Thom Boyer.  Music by Roland Wolff.  Additional obnoxiously loud sound effects by Benson Sebastian.  Production assistance by Michael Sugiharto.  Assistance to the director by Rich Beischer.  Ms. Silver's costume courtesy of Anna Garner/Cherish.
Screenings
  • Final Cut (Brighton, England: February 22, 2006)
  • eKsperim[E]nto Festival of Film, Video & New Media (Manila, the Philippines: September 20–24, 2005)
  • Wreck-Beach International Film Festival (Wreck-Beach, Ontario, Canada: August 1–6, 2005).  Best Editing.
  • Flickerings Film Showcase at Cornerstone Festival (Marietta, IL: June 30–July 3, 2005)
  • NewFilmmakers at the Anthology Film Archives (New York, NY: June 22, 2005)
  • Alternative Film Series at the Dorman Street Saloon (Indianapolis, IN: May 21, 2005)
  • Xperimental 4.0 at the Pantheon Gallery (Lefkosia, Cyprus: May 19–20, 2005)
  • ANF Short Film Collective sponsored by the ActNow Foundation (Brooklyn, NY: March 7, 2005)
  • An Evening With Mark L. Feinsod at the Pioneer Theater (New York, NY: January 9, 2005)
  • shorts@DEKK (New York, NY: December 19, 2004)
"Acclaimed short film creator Mark Feinsod will be on hand to introduce & talk about his work, shown for the first time all together. Shorts about the blotchy skin and stretch-marked belly that hides under humanities' make-up are great for a date... if you hate yourself. Good movies, though."
The New York Press, January 5-11, 2005

"Mark L. Feinsod is an up-and-comer whose haunting short films have won praise on the underground-movie front."
Gentleman Prefers Blondes
by Vincent Musetto
The New York Post, January 9, 2005

"A bold and disturbing new short film... the eponymous ladies don't make an appearance in this 16-minute short, which is one of the many enigmatic puzzles of this challenging endeavor... VIRGINAL YOUNG BLONDES is a tight work where everything is never what it seems... the special Thanks listing in the closing credits includes mention of Dirk Bogarde, Julie Christie and John Schlesinger - and one can ponder how Feinsod would helm a remake of that trio's 1965 classic 'Darling.'  If VIRGINAL YOUNG BLONDES is any indication, he is the right man for that job."
Review of VIRGINAL YOUNG BLONDES
by Phil Hall
Film Threat, December 1, 2004




After An Autumn Day That Felt Like Summer (2003)

"An uncommonly adult and uncomfortable dissection of human nature at its least attractive. Mark L. Feinsod's excellent short drama nails a New York heel who uses the 9/11 tragedy to rail against the Bush Administration while behaving poorly in his professional and personal responsibilities. Rather harsh food for thought, with a beautifully enigmatic conclusion."
The 10 Best Unseen Films of 2003
by Phil Hall
Film Threat, December 21, 2003
Starring Timur Kocak, Anna Curtis and Nicole Severine.  Featuring Melissa King and Rachael C. Smith.  Produced, written, directed, camera and edited by Mark L. Feinsod.  Music by Mario X.  Costumes by Melissa King.  Stills photography by Rob Williams.  Featuring music by Riviera.
Screenings
  • Directors Lounge (Berlin, Germany: February 11, 2005)
  • An Evening With Mark L. Feinsod at the Pioneer Theater (New York, NY: January 9, 2005)
  • Arlene's Grocery Picture Show (New York, NY: April 23-26, 2004)
  • Palm Beach International Film Festival (Palm Beach, FL: April 15-22, 2004)
  • Monday Night Shorts First Year Anniversary at Freight Film Salon (New York, NY: November 3, 10 and 17, 2003)
  • Bangbang With The Bombshell! Girls, a weekly party at the Pyramid Club (New York, NY: October 4, 2003)
  • Coney Island Short Film Festival (Brooklyn, NY: September 27-28, 2003)
  • NewFilmmakers at the Anthology Film Archives (New York, NY: September 10, 2003)
  • Monday Night Shorts at Freight Film Salon (New York, NY: July 21, 2003)
  • Die Lounge (Mannheim, Germany: June 12, 2003)
"Mark L. Feinsod’s position seems to be closest to classical feature film. The traditional plot, however, falls to pieces, splits into single visual, fictional or observant explorations, like the scene with the fan dance performance by the popular burlesque The Bombshell! Girls in his video AFTER AN AUTUMN DAY THAT FELT LIKE SUMMER.  The plot has been reduced to a mere framework, not without offering the opening for our interpretation: loose ends instead of happy end, also for human relations."
Catalog from Directors Lounge, Berlin, February 11, 2005

[AFTER AN AUTUMN DAY THAT FELT LIKE SUMMER listed at #1]
Top 25 Hot Shorts of 2003
Film Threat, August 28, 2003

"[Four stars]... The question of responsibility is served in a most unusual and enigmatic manner within the 15 minutes' running time of Mark L. Feinsod's AFTER AN AUTUMN DAY THAT FELT LIKE SUMMER... [which] provides a much-needed rude reminder that tragedy can bring out the worst in some people."
Review of AFTER AN AUTUMN DAY THAT FELT LIKE SUMMER
by Phil Hall
Film Threat, July 29, 2003




A Sense Of Entitlement (2000)

"Mark L. Feinsod's A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT [is] a superb 30-minute stimulation of the senses... with a sorrowful, Modest Mouse-y soundtrack, a sharp script, and vibrant cinematography (reminiscent of 'Red Desert')."
Circle Jerk
by Sasha Statman-Weil
The Village Voice, August 28, 2001
Starring Rike Scholle, Nicole Severine, Stanislas Verspyck, Andreas Neidermeier, David Kampman, Whalen J. Laurence, Guy Anthony Camilleri and Timur Kocak.  Featuring Joel Dietz, Rosario Vaina, Natalya Vidokle, L. Preston Barnes, Louis Maloof, David B. Martin, Ben Sweetwood, Ola Brattås, Jennifer Nemetz, Chris Nemetz, Chris Rozzi, Oliver Warden, Scott Kemper, Matt Garber, Mark L. Feinsod, Michael Williams, Gerri Scaglione, Jacqueline Kealy, Jimmy Lee, Allison Thiel, Kathleen Kiegle, Judy Scaglione and Ryan Delonas.  Written and directed by Mark L. Feinsod.  Cinematography by Ola Brattås.  Camera by Martin Nisser.  Camera assistance by Jesse Champ, Eva Flodstrom and Roman Zenz.  Grip by Oliver Warden and Michael Williams.  Gaffing by Shannon Guirl and Michael Williams.  Edited by Ray Burris.  Post-production provided by A Cool Dry Place.  Script supervision by Allison Thiel.  Sound by Ishmael Deen.  Boom operation by Mevlut Akkaya.  Audio engineering by Mark Cobrin.  Art direction by Lisa Mareiniss.  Wardrobe design by Yuri Miyake.  Makeup by Matt Garber.  Storyboard art and assistance to the director by Oliver Warden.  Music by Vincent James and Billy Populus.  Featuring music by Soul Coughing.  Special Thanks to The Screen Actors' Guild.
Screenings
  • An Evening With Mark L. Feinsod at the Pioneer Theater (New York, NY: January 9, 2005)
  • Jamshedpur International Film Festival (Jamshedpur, India: December 17, 2004)
  • Calcutta Film Festival (Calcutta, India: November 11–17, 2004)
  • Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival (Calcutta, India: September 7, 2003)
  • Theatrical engagement at the Den of Cin/the Pioneer Theater (New York City: August 24, 25, 31 and September 1, 2001)
  • NewFilmmakers at the Anthology Film Archives (New York City: July 25, 2001)
  • Dahlonega International Film Festival (Dahlonega, Georgia: June 28–July 1, 2001)
  • Rochester International Film Festival (Rochester, New York: May 1–5, 2001)
  • Valleyfest Film Festival (Knoxville, Tennessee: March 14–18, 2001)
  • Director’s View Film Festival (Stamford, Connecticut: February 9–12, 2001)
  • Filmjunkie Underground Film Festival (San Francisco, California: February 2–4, 2001).  Winner: Best Short Film.
"The director, Mark L. Feinsod, stages some adept deep- focus, long-take shots that at times evoke Orson Welles. (There is a kitchen scene that could be a quote from 'The Magnificent Ambersons.')"
Review of A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT
by Dave Kehr
The New York Times, August 24, 2001

"An acid commentary on the consequences of free-wheeling spending."
Mark L. Feinsod: Beyond Criticism
by Phil Hall
Film Threat, June 25, 2001